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- A birthday party invite is rubbing one mom the wrong way
- The mother explained on Mumsnet that another parent wants guests to put down a deposit in order to attend their child’s celebration
- “My own mom would be in fits of laughter to be told someone was hosting a party and charging for food,” the woman said
A mother is in disbelief after being asked to pay for her child to attend another kid’s birthday party — but now she is wondering if this is normal.
In a post on the U.K.-based community forum Mumsnet, the woman said another parent is requiring guests to put down a deposit to attend the child’s celebration.
“They are having a party in a hall with a bouncy castle,” the mom wrote of the setup for the kids, who are about 5 years old.
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She continued, “I have a text from the mom who invited us asking for a deposit of £5 [$6.67] for the pizza, and if my child has allergies, please send over the money for her own personalized small pizza.”
The woman said she thought it was a scam text at first, before realizing it was not.
“My own mom would be in fits of laughter to be told someone was hosting a party and charging for food,” the woman admitted.
She then asked fellow Mumsnet users, “Is this normal to charge for birthday food now? Seems very, very odd!”
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One user responded to her question, “No, not normal. We bring a present, that’s enough. You throw the party you can afford!”
Another replied, “If you can’t pay for the party, don’t have a party.”
A third user added, “I hope they said they didn’t want gifts on the invite.”
